A detailed description of the Apollo-Soyuz docking mechanism, docking module, and radio communication procedure is provided. The purpose of the joint docking project is to create the ultimate backup system, another spacecraft which can be sent to replace or aid the first. The exchange of pilot-cosmonauts and astronauts, which will also take place, is part of this backup system. (Author)
Mutual Aid in Space Orbits
1974
14 pages
Report
No indication
English
Lightcurve Signatures of Multiple Object Systems in Mutual Orbits
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